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Dyke's Aircraft Engine Instructor, 1928

 Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 077, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180005

Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Textbook Authority: Author (Instructional reference)

Scope: "This book deals principally with aircraft gasoline engines and their accessories, such as carburetors, magnetos, starters, etc., the idea being to familiarize the student, the mechanic, and the public in general, who are mechanically inclined, with the construction and the principle of operation of the modern gasoline engine designed for aircraft work.

Many will want to know more about maintenance of such engines, and with this in mind the subjects of disassembly, inspection, and assembly have been included."

Contents: From the TOC "1. Elementary Principles of an Automotive Gasoline Engine 2. Wright "Whirlwind" Aircraft Engines 3. "Wasp" Aircraft Engine 4. Curtiss Aircraft Engines 5. Packard Aircraft Engines 6. Fairchild-Caminez Cam-Type Drive Aircraft Engine 7. Aircraft Engine Lubrication 8. Miscellaneous Aircraft Engines 9. Miscellaneous Aircraft Engines (Early Models) 10. Aircraft Magnetos (Scintilla) 11. Aircraft Magnetos (Splitdorf) 12. Aircraft Carburetors (Stromberg) 13. Aircraft Engine Starters and Generators 14. Aircraft Instruments and Controls 15. Miscellaneous Aircraft Information 16. Nomenclature for Aeronautics

Dates

  • Publication: 1928

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 72 Linear feet (91 boxes + 81 binders + 9 oversize + TBD books in UAH Special Collections)

Language of Materials

English

Source

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository

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